I will get support for Iraq war, Blair vows

BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday delivered a series of warnings to Saddam Hussein as he confidently predicted the British public would back military action against Iraq if he failed to surrender his weapons of mass destruction.

Mr Blair refused to rule out the use of non-conventional weapons, such as nuclear bombs or missiles, if Saddam used chemical or nerve agents against a coalition force.

Mr Blair said the Iraqi regime itself was "weakening" and "rattled", and that its days of playing "hide and seek" with United Nations inspectors were over.